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IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
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IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 59 390 1020 55
Environmental Sciences 107 289 456 34
Earth Science 135 111 137 24

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 986
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1750
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 24
SCIMAGO H-index: 139
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.349
Impact Factor: 5.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Remote sensing, Artificial intelligence, Pattern recognition, Synthetic aperture radar and Hyperspectral imaging. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing explores topics in Remote sensing which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Image resolution, Meteorology, Satellite, Vegetation and Radar. The journal explores research in Image resolution and the adjacent study of Multispectral image.

It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Artificial intelligence and Computer vision. The concepts on Pattern recognition presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Contextual image classification, Image (mathematics), Spatial analysis and Cluster analysis. The journal facilitates discussions on Synthetic aperture radar that incorporate concepts from other fields like Inverse synthetic aperture radar, Radar imaging, Algorithm and Polarimetry.

Endmember is a primary topic of Hyperspectral imaging research in it. The research on Feature extraction featured in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing combines topics in other fields like Convolutional neural network and Feature (computer vision). Image segmentation studies tackled cover an aspect of the field of Segmentation.

  • Remote sensing (40.86%)
  • Artificial intelligence (31.77%)
  • Pattern recognition (20.58%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Hyperspectral Unmixing Overview: Geometrical, Statistical, and Sparse Regression-Based Approaches (1841 citations)
  • Deep Learning-Based Classification of Hyperspectral Data (1206 citations)
  • Spectral–Spatial Classification of Hyperspectral Data Based on Deep Belief Network (659 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing:

The journal publications generally zeroe in on subjects such as Remote sensing, Artificial intelligence, Pattern recognition, Hyperspectral imaging and Computer vision. The published articles tackle studies in Satellite and the interrelated subject of Meteorology to gain insights into Remote sensing. While Pattern recognition is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Noise (video), Feature (computer vision) and Cluster analysis.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Statistics
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing primarily tackles Artificial intelligence, Remote sensing, Feature extraction, Pattern recognition and Synthetic aperture radar. The journal connects the study in Artificial intelligence with the closely related area of Computer vision. The close relationship between Image resolution and Multispectral image is one of the points of interest dissected in Remote sensing research.

Feature extraction research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Feature (computer vision), Object detection, Contextual image classification, Convolution and Discriminative model. The work on Pattern recognition tackled in it brings together disciplines like Change detection, Image (mathematics) and Kernel (image processing). While Synthetic aperture radar is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Algorithm and Azimuth.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • DASNet: Dual Attentive Fully Convolutional Siamese Networks for Change Detection in High-Resolution Satellite Images (30 citations)
  • Social Spider Optimization Based Optimally Weighted Otsu Thresholding for Image Enhancement (25 citations)
  • A New Mask R-CNN-Based Method for Improved Landslide Detection (8 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Antonio Plaza (81 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Liangpei Zhang (66 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Qian Du (64 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Licheng Jiao (49 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Adriano Camps (37 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (529 papers) published 127 papers at the last edition, 61 more than at the previous edition,
  • Wuhan University (251 papers) published 54 papers at the last edition, 25 more than at the previous edition,
  • Xidian University (166 papers) published 36 papers at the last edition, 27 more than at the previous edition,
  • German Aerospace Center (127 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
  • Goddard Space Flight Center (97 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 10.96% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 38.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.83% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.05% of all publications and 33.69% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Related Careers in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

As the confluence of scientific research and technology continues to advance, we're seeing a rise in career opportunities related to Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. One such promising career path is becoming a teacher or educator in this rapidly growing field.

For those passionate about sharing knowledge and inspiring future generations of scientists, pursuing a teaching career in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing can be a rewarding path. With a strong foundational understanding of Remote Sensing, Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition, Synthetic Aperture Radar, and Hyperspectral Imaging, educators can shape the future of this field in profound ways.

If you're interested in the specifics of how to build a career in teaching within this specialty, consider Hawaii as a place to start your journey. With its unique geographic location, Hawaii offers unparalleled opportunities for hands-on experience and research in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. To find out more, visit this helpful guide on how long does it take to become a teacher in Hawaii.

Whether as a researcher or an educator, a career in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing can be a fulfilling way to contribute to our understanding of the world and the universe beyond.

Top Publications

  • Google Earth Engine Cloud Computing Platform for Remote Sensing Big Data Applications: A Comprehensive Review

    Meisam Amani;Arsalan Ghorbanian;Seyed Ali Ahmadi;Mohammad Kakooei

    (2020)
    1008 Citations
  • Support Vector Machine Versus Random Forest for Remote Sensing Image Classification: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

    Mohammadreza Sheykhmousa;Masoud Mahdianpari;Hamid Ghanbari;Fariba Mohammadimanesh

    (2020)
    979 Citations
  • Remote Sensing Image Scene Classification Meets Deep Learning: Challenges, Methods, Benchmarks, and Opportunities

    Gong Cheng;Xingxing Xie;Junwei Han;Lei Guo

    (2020)
    882 Citations
  • DASNet: Dual Attentive Fully Convolutional Siamese Networks for Change Detection in High-Resolution Satellite Images

    Jie Chen;Ziyang Yuan;Jian Peng;Li Chen

    (2021)
    601 Citations
  • Hyperspectral Image Classification—Traditional to Deep Models: A Survey for Future Prospects

    Unknown

    (2021)
    463 Citations
  • Progress and Challenges in Intelligent Remote Sensing Satellite Systems

    Unknown

    (2022)
    423 Citations
  • Attention Receptive Pyramid Network for Ship Detection in SAR Images

    Yan Zhao;Lingjun Zhao;Boli Xiong;Gangyao Kuang

    (2020)
    222 Citations
  • Multilabel Remote Sensing Image Retrieval Based on Fully Convolutional Network

    Zhenfeng Shao;Weixun Zhou;Xueqing Deng;Maoding Zhang

    (2020)
    212 Citations
  • Research Progress on Few-Shot Learning for Remote Sensing Image Interpretation

    Xian Sun;Bing Wang;Zhirui Wang;Hao Li

    (2021)
    205 Citations
  • A Simplified 2D-3D CNN Architecture for Hyperspectral Image Classification Based on Spatial–Spectral Fusion

    Chunyan Yu;Rui Han;Meiping Song;Caiyu Liu

    (2020)
    175 Citations

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